A shrink mechanism (300) for use with a landing gear (200A) of an aircraft (100) is provided. The landing gear includes an outer sleeve (310) at least partially surrounding a shock strut (210), the shrink mechanism has a shaft (312) rotatably coupled to the outer sleeve about a shaft rotation axis (314), the shaft being disposed perpendicular to a centerline (316, 316') of the shock strut, an anchor arm (318) coupled to the shaft, the anchor arm being configured to couple to a structure (320) within a wing (322) of the aircraft, a shrink arm (324) coupled to the shaft, the shrink arm and the anchor arm being coupled to the shaft so as to rotate as a unit with the shaft about the shaft rotation axis, and a shrink link (326) rotatably coupled to the shrink arm, the shrink link being configured to rotatably couple to the shock strut.
Tren de aterrizaje retráctil semipalancado
2024-06-27
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Spanisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |